Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1915 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Squire John Greve of Demotte, Town Marshal Newt McKay ana Gird Hendrixson of Wheatfield, were among the north-end people in Rensselaer on business Wednesday. Sheriff McColiy took Orville Grimm, the confessed robber of the Spate store at Newland, to the reformatory at Jeffersonville Wednesday to begin serving liis sentence. The Democrat is informed that Charles C. Parks, driver of a school wagon in Newton tp., who had trouble recently over slapping of one of the pupils lie was carrying, the 11-year-ofd daughter of Ed McFadden, has resigned. Court items from Newton County Enterprise: John McConnell vs. John Herr; motion for new trial overruled.K Issues in the suit of Francis M, Makeever vs. Jasper Makeever; involving the title to real estate, were joined before the adjournment of the regular term of court Saturday, and a special session will be held today for the hearing of the case.

New suits filed: No. 8513. Elizabeth Griner et al vs. James L. Smith et al; action for partition of real estate. No. 8514. Charles R. Peregrine, adiii. of estate of Samuel W. Maguire, deceased, vs. Alfred H. Mcguire et al; petition to sell real estate. No. 8515. Michael Bellies et al vs. John Behles et al; action in partition. No. 8516. A. J. Sachtleben vs. A. B. Frame and Luther Frame; suit on note. Demand $450. No. 8517. Ed Oliver vs. W. H. Grimm, et al; application for appeal, injunction and bond. ' '* *;••* . ; ’’ \ , Marriage licenses issued: Nov. 9, Frederick J. Merriam, of Chicago, aged 5 7 Oct. 14 last, occupation civil engineer, to Jean Mae Hackett, also of Chicago, aged 35 July 11 last, occupation housekeeper. Third marriage for male, both former marriages having been dissolved by divorce, the first in 1906 and the second in May, 1915. Second marriage for female, first marriage dissolved by death in 1911. Nov. 9, Claud Miller of Remington, aged 29 July 5 last, occupation brick manufacturer, to Hilda Ana Clirissenson, also of Remington, aged 21 Feb. 12 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Attorney Mose Leopold was in Zanesville and other points in Ohio on business last week, and while there saw some of the brick highways being constructed so extensively in that state. He thinks they are the “dope,” alright, and is more enthusiastic than ever over The Democrat’s suggestion for a brick road north and south through Jasper county. They are building these roads there 16-feet wide, with curb and a “banking” about 6-feet wide on each side, the latter being of dirt, gravel, or macadam. The brick are laid in a thin layer of soft concrete, then flushed with concrete on top, making one solid mass which will wear almost indefinitely.

Newt McKay, who. is the official peace officer in Wheatfield, while in town Wednesday was joyfully proclaiming that he was going to hand over his star and mace to the council of that “wet” bailiwick in a few days; that if the newly elected marshal, Frank Johnson, did not qualify, he (McKay) was, going to resign anyhow; that the life was too strenuous for a man of his peaceably disposition. Only last Saturday night, be said, he got mixed up in a free-

for-all fight in the dance hall, when quelling a disturbance, and had to lay two or three beligerents out with his club—a sawed off billiard cue which he wielded from the small end with telling effect. While he quieted thq rumpus, yet he got so worked up and excited that he could not sleep any the rest of the night, and he is going to throw up the job for some more peaceful avocation, whether or no.